Defensive police baton

Abstract

A defensive tool for law enforcement officers is disclosed. The device has two gripping portions at its distal ends, which also serve as hand/arm protectors and striking surfaces. Extending between these two areas is a generally cylindrical necked down portion that is surrounded by a rotatable sleeve to prevent a person being apprehended or subdued from gripping and removing the device from the officer's grasp.

I claim: 
     
       1. A defensive baton for police officers comprising: a solid main bar portion having two distal ends with a central portion disposed between said distal ends;   grip means located proximate each of said distal ends, each said grip means comprising a bar integral with said main bar portion and being adapted to be gripped by a human hand;   protective guards disposed proximate each of said grip means, each of said guards comprising a hollow half cylinder closed at each end and having an opening along one side to permit grasping of said bar within said half cylinder, each of the user's hands being substantially covered thereby by said protective guards facing an attacker enabling the user to defend him or her self and disable said attacker; and   said central portion of said main bar being covered by a rotatable sleeve extending substantially completely from each of said protective guards to the other, such that said attacker is unable to exert torsional force upon said central portion of said main bar.